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Eunice Police arrests

The following are arrests by Eunice Police. July 10 Mikeshia Fruge, 26, 1100 block of Edward Knote Thomas Jr. St., Ville Platte. Domestic abuse battery. Kelly Ann Robert, 32, 800 block of 4th Street, Mamou. Domestic abuse battery.

KiKi Newman Fontenot

BASILE~It's with heavy hearts that the family of Kiki Newman Fontenot announces her passing on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 87. Burial will follow in the Prien Highland Memorial Park in Lake Charles.

Emily "Angel" Stanford

EUNICE~It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the family of Emily "Angel" Stanford announces her passing on Saturday, July 07, 2018 at Acadian Medical Center at the age of 24. A Celebration of Life will be celebrated at 2:00 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Eunice.

Stolen truck found in Maine, two from Tri-City area arrested

A pickup truck reported stolen from Berwick, Louisiana, in June was located nearly 1,700 miles away in Maine on Saturday, along with two people from the Tri-City area who were in possession of the vehicle.

Lettsworth man ordered to pay $10,250 in civil restitution for killing bear

A Lettsworth man will have to pay $10,250 in civil restitution after a judge found him guilty of illegally killing a Louisiana black bear. There is no season set for black bear in Louisiana.   The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries argued before an administrative law judge that Ronald J.

Lazard makes history with AASA board appointment

For the first time in history, the Evangeline Parish School District’s superintendent has been selected by the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents (LASS) to serve on the Governing Board of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA).

Mary Wanda Rubit Livings Rubit Wilson

RAYNE - Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Gossen Funeral Home Chapel in Rayne, for Mary Wanda Rubit Livings Rubit Wilson, 92, who died Thursday, July 5, 2018, at her residence in Rayne. Pastor Keith Matthews will conduct the memorial services.

Hilton Ray LaSage

It’s with the great sadness that the family of Hilton Ray LaSage announces his sudden and unexpected passing from this life on July 7, 2018, at the age of 68. Hilton was born in Jennings to Nelson LaSage and Eva Martin LaSage on Jan. 10, 1950. He was a graduate of Jennings High School Class of 1968.

Household Hazardous Waste Day set Aug. 18

It’s time to get rid of all those things that you can’t just put in the trash can. Household Hazardous Waste Day for Acadia Parish will be held Saturday, Aug. 18, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Rice Arena, 159 Cherokee Drive. Participants must present a photo ID showing an Acadia Parish address.

SLEMCO is Chamber’s ‘Member Spotlight’ for June

The Acadia Parish Chamber of Commerce has recognized SLEMCO as its “Member Spotlight” for the month of June. SLEMCO was founded by a small group who banded together early in 1936 to electrify rural Acadiana. They included M.W.